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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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